Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belgium
Belgium: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 9.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belgium, 1997–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 9.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belgium peaked at 11.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1998.
Belgium ranks 111th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.9% | — |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -4.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 9.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 9.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belgium?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Belgium was 9.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1998.
- How does Belgium rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Belgium ranks 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.